Atlantic League Ballparks

Ballparks recently built or under construction for teams in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the financing arrangements:

Atlantic City, N.J.

The Sandcastle.

5,900 seats. Nearing completion.

Cost: $14.5 million.

Financing: $11.5 million from Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. $3 million from Atlantic City.

Bridgeport, Conn.

Harbor Yard.

5,300 seats. Completed.

Cost: $17 million.

Financing: $7 million from city of Bridgeport general obligation bonds. $10 million private funding through Zurich ReInsurance Corp.

Lehigh Valley (Easton), Pa.

Unnamed.

5,800 seats. Groundbreaking scheduled for late May.

Cost: $13 million.

Financing: $5 million from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pending approval by state Legislature. Remainder privately financed.

Nashua, N.H.

Holman Stadium.

3,000 seats. Existing stadium being renovated.

Cost: $800,000.

Financing: $159,000 from city of Nashua. Remainder from ballclub and cellular phone companies erecting antennas atop ballpark light towers.

Newark, N.J.

Essex County Sportsplex.

6,000 seats. Ground broken May 6.

Cost: $22 million.

Financing: $11 million city of Newark. $11 million Essex County Improvement Authority.

Somerset (Bridgewater), N.J.

Somerset County Ball Park.

6,300 seats. Ground broken April 29.

Cost: $16.5 million.

Financing: $16.5 million Somerset County bond issue.

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